deadlift grip

right now im able to deadlift 445 with a overhand grip. it is getting harder to hold on to the bar so i bought straps that i havent used. would it be better to use a mixed grip before relying on the straps??

every time i have my max deadlift day, i always end up with what feels like a pinched nerve or disk in my lower right back, right on top of the hip. it doesnt hurt, but is uncomfortable. i can usually stretch it out, but since friday it just doesnt want to go away. any specific stretch i could do to relieve the pressure???

every time i have my max deadlift day, i always end up with what feels like a pinched nerve or disk in my lower right back, right on top of the hip. it doesnt hurt, but is uncomfortable. i can usually stretch it out, but since friday it just doesnt want to go away. any specific stretch i could do to relieve the pressure???

I get the exact same thing. I go to the chiro and get ART/chiro to fix it. My hips twist a bit after lifting a while. I think i get it from lifting out of mono with a wide stance.

I apply capzacin cream to my lower back about 90 minutes before I do deads. By the time I get to my max sets, I am sweating and the heat from the cream really keeps my erectors loose. Zero problems since I started doing this.

I apply capzacin cream to my lower back about 90 minutes before I do deads. By the time I get to my max sets, I am sweating and the heat from the cream really keeps my erectors loose. Zero problems since I started doing this.

I apply capzacin cream to my lower back about 90 minutes before I do deads. By the time I get to my max sets, I am sweating and the heat from the cream really keeps my erectors loose. Zero problems since I started doing this.

Isn't capsaicin the chemical responsibile for chili hotness? Weird name for a medication.

Anyway, I always use a left under, right over grip for deadlifts. I only go over over when doing straightleg deadlifts. I've been doing under over grip from about 205 pounds up to now and I'm at about 350-360 max. I never feel any muscular imbalance or discomfort, and when I'm sore the next day, it's perfectly even on both sides of my body.

I don't know how bicep stress becomes applied in the deadlift, but I've never once activated either bicep or had either bicep become sore the next day... Sounds like someone is doing something wrong?

Isn't capsaicin the chemical responsibile for chili hotness? Weird name for a medication.

Anyway, I always use a left under, right over grip for deadlifts. I only go over over when doing straightleg deadlifts. I've been doing under over grip from about 205 pounds up to now and I'm at about 350-360 max. I never feel any muscular imbalance or discomfort, and when I'm sore the next day, it's perfectly even on both sides of my body.

I don't know how bicep stress becomes applied in the deadlift, but I've never once activated either bicep or had either bicep become sore the next day... Sounds like someone is doing something wrong?

Capsaicain is what makes pepper hot, it is also a potent thermogenic.

You should switch grips so you don't overdevelop one side, different muscles are used for different grips.

Every time you deadlift you are using your bicep, the reason it is not sore is because you are not directly targeting it like you would during curls or something. Any pulling motion is going to involve your biceps to a certain degree, thats just human kinetics.

You should switch grips so you don't overdevelop one side, different muscles are used for different grips.

Every time you deadlift you are using your bicep, the reason it is not sore is because you are not directly targeting it like you would during curls or something. Any pulling motion is going to involve your biceps to a certain degree, thats just human kinetics.

Well both biceps are the exact circumference at 16.5 inches. Both biceps have the exact same strength. Both biceps are 100% limp during a deadlift pull. Until I get any imbalances, I think I'll continue. And I've been deadlifting for around 2 years about once every week or 2.

There is no elbow flexion at all, or there shouldn't be, in the deadlift. Now maybe if you were talking about the brachialis or brachioradialis I could understand a little because they help keep the elbow stable, but I couldn't fathom any amount of bicep activation in my personal deadlifts whatsoever.

Well both biceps are the exact circumference at 16.5 inches. Both biceps have the exact same strength. Both biceps are 100% limp during a deadlift pull. Until I get any imbalances, I think I'll continue. And I've been deadlifting for around 2 years about once every week or 2.

There is no elbow flexion at all, or there shouldn't be, in the deadlift. Now maybe if you were talking about the brachialis or brachioradialis I could understand a little because they help keep the elbow stable, but I couldn't fathom any amount of bicep activation in my personal deadlifts whatsoever.

The imbalance isn't going to be noticeable in your biceps, it will be in your lats and traps. Also, the side that has the underhand grip will have bicep activation, that grip causes the muscle to shorten an puts a load on the muscle. Its not going to be a huge amount of the load, but if you DL heavy it is enough to cause strain.

The imbalance isn't going to be noticeable in your biceps, it will be in your lats and traps. Also, the side that has the underhand grip will have bicep activation, that grip causes the muscle to shorten an puts a load on the muscle. Its not going to be a huge amount of the load, but if you DL heavy it is enough to cause strain.

Huh, well I guess I'll get straps once the weight gets too heavy to grip over/under or I notice any imbalances in strength or size.

Huh, well I guess I'll get straps once the weight gets too heavy to grip over/under or I notice any imbalances in strength or size.

It just feels too natural right now to switch to over/over.

I know exactly what you mean, when I go heavy I always want to put my right hand under, but when I do speed deads I make sure I switch set. I figure for the few max efforts I do a week just using the right under isn't going to kill me, funny thing is my right bicep and trap are smaller than the left side.

Well both biceps are the exact circumference at 16.5 inches. Both biceps have the exact same strength. Both biceps are 100% limp during a deadlift pull. Until I get any imbalances, I think I'll continue. And I've been deadlifting for around 2 years about once every week or 2.

There is no elbow flexion at all, or there shouldn't be, in the deadlift. Now maybe if you were talking about the brachialis or brachioradialis I could understand a little because they help keep the elbow stable, but I couldn't fathom any amount of bicep activation in my personal deadlifts whatsoever.

The biceps brachii's main function is to supinate the lower arm. When you are using an over under grip one arm is supinated and the other is not. So while it may not be noticeble, there is more stress on your left bicep than your left, which does create a greater potential for injury in that arm. I do, however, think that if you keep your form correct you should be fine.

The biceps brachii's main function is to supinate the lower arm. When you are using an over under grip one arm is supinated and the other is not. So while it may not be noticeble, there is more stress on your left bicep than your left, which does create a greater potential for injury in that arm. I do, however, think that if you keep your form correct you should be fine.

I've never had anything close to an injury from weightlifting, and I lift heavy pretty often. Just concerned about muscular imbalance, which I've noticed none of so far.

The suggestion I'm trying to make is that if the arm is hanging limp with no brachialis, biceps, or tricep activation at all, then the only muscles holding the bar in position are the wrist flexors and traps. Now the connective tissue around the elbow relaying that stress from the bar to the shoulders is simply tendons and cartilage and whatnot if no muscles are being activated or stretched. I'm submitting that that is the case--no muscles (biceps, brachialis, brachioradialis) are being stretched, much less activated.

I've never had anything close to an injury from weightlifting, and I lift heavy pretty often. Just concerned about muscular imbalance, which I've noticed none of so far.

The suggestion I'm trying to make is that if the arm is hanging limp with no brachialis, biceps, or tricep activation at all, then the only muscles holding the bar in position are the wrist flexors and traps. Now the connective tissue around the elbow relaying that stress from the bar to the shoulders is simply tendons and cartilage and whatnot if no muscles are being activated or stretched. I'm submitting that that is the case--no muscles (biceps, brachialis, brachioradialis) are being stretched, much less activated.

What I was saying was it is impossible to supinate the arm without activating the biceps brachii. Look at this picture of ed coan and see if his biceps are engaged or not. You can even watch your own arm, when you twist the forearm the bicep shortens. You may feel as though your arm is completely limp, but if it truly were you would not be able to hold any large amount of weight.

What I was saying was it is impossible to supinate the arm without activating the biceps brachii. Look at this picture of ed coan and see if his biceps are engaged or not. You can even watch your own arm, when you twist the forearm the bicep shortens. You may feel as though your arm is completely limp, but if it truly were you would not be able to hold any large amount of weight.